The Origins of "Sodomy" Laws in British Colonialism

This Alien Legacy - The Origins of "Sodomy" Laws in British Colonialism

A Human Rights Watch Report, December 2008

This 66-page report describes how laws in over three dozen countries,
from India to Uganda and from Nigeria to Papua New Guinea, derive from
a single law on homosexual conduct that British colonial rulers
imposed on India in 1860. This year, the High Court in Delhi ended
hearings in a years-long case seeking to decriminalize homosexual
conduct there. A ruling in the landmark case is expected soon.